Current Education

Issues and Challenges

Prepared by:Chan Yi JiaIda Syazwani binti TolosNoor Atikah binti ShaariSiti Zafidah binti Mujir

Lecturer:Dr. Balakrishnan Govinthasamy

Introduction• Malaysia is now developing itself in terms of

economic, social and spiritual, moral, and ethical towards a society that is united, democratic, liberal and dynamic.

• An educational mission to establish a system of educational quality and world-class in order to realize the full potential of the individual and fulfill the aspiration of Malaysia.

Concept:Current Issues and

Challenges

Issue: An important topic or problem for debate or

discussion

Challenge:A task or

situation that tests

someone's abilities.

National Integration• A reconciliation process between people of

different in terms of background, social status and culture to form an entity that has a substantial norms and value systems together.

• A dynamic process for bringing people together in Malaysia (Peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak)

13 Mei 1969

Suspecting each other Discrimination Prejudice

Factors to integrate:Government’s

action in helping the socio-economy among indigenous = discrimination

Religious sensitivity Lack of patriotism

Increase of social ills

Unbalanced economy

developmentMass media

Political extreme

Ways to overcome:National

Education Policy (DPN)

National Culture Policy (DKK)

New Economy

Policy (DEB)

Vision School (S. Wawasan)

• An effort by our national leader to produce human capital with patriotism.

• Students shared facilities, interact and communicate with each other in the school– strengthen unity among students of different races from the

primary school level in the same school site

• In line with the purposes of the Razak Report 1956 – unite the students with the same curriculum and co-curriculum– Use Malay Language– Participate same activities and interact with each other during the

process

Program for Integration in Schools

RIMUP

Language Week

Social Services

Independence Month

Poem recitation

1 Malaysia Concept• Introduced by Prime Minister, Y.A.B Dato’ Sri

Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak– we stand, we think and act as One People, and we

take actions based on the needs of all ethnic groups in our country.

• Enshrined in Perlembagaan Persekutuan and Prinsip-prinsip Rukun Negara

8 Values in 1 Malaysia

culture of excellence

perseverance

humility

acceptance

loyalty

‘Meritokasi’

education

integrity

Education Democracy• Quality education for all

– provide the opportunity for people to enjoy a quality wide-range of education to achieve Vision 2020

• Improve accessibility, equity and quality of education geared towards the democratization of education policy implementation, which are in line with the policies below:– Rancangan Lima Tahun– Rangka Rancangan Jangka Panjang (RRJP)– Rancangan Malaysia ke-8 (RMK8) 2001-2005– Rangka Rancangan Jangka Panjang Ketiga (RRJP3)– Rancangan Malaysia ke-9 (RMK9) 2006-2010

UNESCO

• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

• 4 pillars:

Learning to live

together

Learning to be

Learning to do

Learning to know

Globalisation in Education

• A process to eliminate the restriction to creating an open and borderless world for education (Scholte, 2000:16).

• Positive implication:– Competitive– Development of ICT– sharing the source of researches about T & L– the flow of labor from abroad replaced by local

human resources

CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Malaysia:

multi-culturalfilled with many

different ethnicities and religions

the different races have been mixing and marrying over a period of time,

forming new, distinctive ethnic

groups

JUSTICE IN EDUCATION

Justice in Education

Educational opportunities for

all

Fertilizer through curriculum and co-curriculum

activities

Twin school programme• Different school

build bridge together

• Share activities

HIGH STANDARD POLICY STATEMENTQuality Education in Malaysia (2001)

Teaching and learning should be planned and implemented in accordance with principle outlined:

• Based on the support materials that relevant to current level

• Approaches, methods, and techniques varied which students can actively involved

• Education ad improvement of teaching and learning on a continuous basis

HOW TO TACKLE SOCIO-CULTURAL DIVERSITY

1. Make SK as leader in the system

2. Ensure equitable

support and funding in

any schools

3. Balancing the

emphasis or the

examination system

4. Ensure that all

qualified students

have secured place in

public higher education

regardless of background

5. Ensure the appointed

vice-chancellors, rectors and other made based on education

qualification

6. Improving the quality of school

facilities and poor in the

interior

7. Improving the quality of teacher

education for each school

level and increase the number of

trained teacher

8. Provide high level training opportunity for teachers and lecturers• Knowledge and

skills in line with current development

9. Review back the

scheme of service for

teachers and add stimulus scheme for those who

teach in the interior

10. Provide merit-based scholarship and other

financial aid based on

need

DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION

TECHNOLOGY

USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING

Continue to urge changes in various

aspects

Rapid technological development

produce unexpected changes

Develop innovation in all aspects

COMPUTER IN EDUCATION

Significances

Reform in education

Easy to give feedback

Long distance education

Communication tools

As teaching and learning materials

Facilitate understanding

ICT

Influ

ence

s

Various information

Various media

Class more conducive

Easy to produce material

SHAPES OF ICT IN EDUCATION

• Delivery • Use of electronic media Presentation medium

• Bringing outside world directly into classroom

• Learning resourcesInternet in teaching

• Support learning• Guidance and reinforce learning

Email, online information board, blog, portal, etc.

• Virtual library• Facilitate access in self-directed

learning• Guarantee the quality of resources

Website and e-journals in reading list

• Many research and database uploaded

• Model for students to emulateInstall database and dataset in teaching

• Teacher share feedback or learning difficulties

• Teachers follow-up

New technology in testing in the

classroom

• In series or episodes• Footage uploaded in website/portal• Students can download and study

the course

Recording of classes for podcasting

SOCIAL PROBLEM

CLASSIFICATION OF SOCIAL PROBLEM IN SCHOOL

• Cigarette/smoke, harassing, make noise, drinking alcohol, lying, long hair, use obscene words, pornographic

Irreverent and rude

• Member of gang, collect money, fight with other group, behave like thugs

Gangsterism • Stealing, against teachers, gambling, wrestle, stealing

Criminal offenses

SYMPTOMS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS

Influenced by

Globalization and modernisation

ICT

Poor law

Attitude of teens

Attitude of parents

Mass media

Collapse of family institutions

WAYS TO TACKLE

Ways

Nurture faith

The role of parents

Provision of the law

Academic approach

The role of community